Picture frames are readily available at craft stores, dollar stores, and even at thrift stores! Unfortunately, they tend to be rather ugly or rather boring. Salvage a plain jane black picture frame with a faux aged silver look, similar to Restoration Hardware's Pewter Frame Collection, using just a few tubes of craft paint! Vineta from The … [Read more...]

The husband and wife team from The Hilliard Home found a vintage window pane while shopping at their local Habitat for Humanity Restore that they she feel in love with and they got for a steal. They struggled however to come up with the perfect way to do justice to for the piece and turned to Pinterest for inspiration. They finally decided that the … [Read more...]

Ashley from My Craftily Ever After shares at The Cards We Drew how she created an adorable chalkboard frame to showcase her little cutie pies. The project came together incredibly easily, especially since Ashley used what she already had and simply cut some leftover boards to size. Like Ashley, I love how the chalkboard finish allows you to … [Read more...]

Ananda from A Piece of Rainbow was inspired by picture frames made from reclaimed boat wood to make her own frames with a rustic look. While Ananda’s frames may look like they came straight from a boat themselves, all she used is new fence boards from the hardware store and gave them a weathered look with stain and paint. In addition to the awesome … [Read more...]

Amy from Delineate Your Dwelling was inspired to embellish a plain wood photo frame with little fruits, veggies, and flowers. I love that Amy’s frame is fun yet classy with a crisp white finish. Amy says that this project really opened her eyes to all the random items you could spray paint and then glue onto a frame for different variations on the … [Read more...]

A mirrored frame mat? Like Angelica from My Dear Irene, you may be thinking you’ve seen all kinds of matting but never one that looks like a mirror. Angelica loved the idea so much she made her own with Looking Glass spray paint. Angelica actually sprayed right on the glass, simply leaving the middle where the picture goes unpainted. Angelica says … [Read more...]

Andrea from Decorating Cents was browsing around Pinterest when she came across a graphic black and white frame from West Elm. Unfortunately, Andrea found that the frame was no longer available. Bummer! However, Andrea knew she could just make her own and did just that with an unfinished wood frame from Michaels and paint. Her inexpensive knock-off … [Read more...]

When Shauna from Satori Design Living was challenged to turn her home office into a better organized, more functional, and prettier space, she knew a pinboard was a must. Shauna had been wanting a fabric-covered one for years, and it was high time she finally made that dream a reality. Shauna did it on the cheap by repurposing an old art frame she … [Read more...]

Over at The Knock-Off Crafter you can see how easy it is to repurpose a frame into a dry erase calendar. The crafty gal behind this project used editing software to create her calendar and then had it printed at Staples for an inexpensive yet quality print. That’s the most time consuming part, and guess what it’s already been done for you. Booyah! … [Read more...]

Lauren from The Endearing Home almost purchased a beautiful antique silver frame from West Elm. Almost… before she realized she had several old frames in her garage that could easily be refabbed. Lauren applied Rub ‘n Buff to one of the frames for an aged silver finish and also created a linen matting using an old curtain panel. I am loving how … [Read more...]

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